Chilmark Community Church will hold service with harp and carols.
Alison L. Mead

Christmas Worship Services on Island

From midnight mass to services for children with music and stories, churches around the Vineyard are open for worship on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

What follows are a list of services planned around the Island for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Aquinnah

Community Baptist Church of Gay Head in Aquinnah: Christmas Eve candlelight service, 5 p.m. Call 508-693-1539.

Chilmark

Chilmark Community Church at 9 Menemsha Crossroad: Christmas Eve candlelight service with harp and carols, 5 p.m. Call 508-645-3100.

Edgartown

Federated Church, corner of South Summer and Cooke streets: Christmas Eve with carols and special children’s story, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service, 10 p.m. Call 508-627-4421. 

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 51 Winter street: Christmas Eve, 4 p.m. family service and 9:45 p.m. choral service. Christmas Day Eucharist service, 10 a.m. Call 508-627-5330.

Faith Community Church of Edgartown, 231 Meeting House Way: Christmas Eve service of lessons and carols, 6 p.m. Call 508-684-8446.

Oak Bluffs

Trinity United Methodist Worship Center, Camp Ground: Traditional Christmas Eve candlelight service features choir, organ and harp, 7 p.m. Call 508-693-4424.

Vineyard Haven

First Baptist Church, William and Spring streets: Christmas Eve candlelight service, 7 p.m. Call 508-693-1539. 

Grace Episcopal Church, William street and Woodlawn avenue: Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist with Christmas hymns, 5 p.m.; carol sing, 9:30 p.m.; choral Eucharist, 10 p.m. Christmas Day service, 10 a.m., and free community Christmas Day dinner, noon to 3 p.m. Call 508-693-0332.

Martha’s Vineyard Bible Church, American Legion Hall, William street and Martin Road (across from Tisbury School): Christmas Eve candlelight service with lessons and carols, 6 p.m. Call 508-693-4031.

Vineyard Assembly of God, 1048 State Road: Christmas Eve candlelight service, 6 p.m. Call 508-696-7576.

St. Augustine’s Church, 56 Franklin street: Christmas Eve children’s Mass, 3 p.m.; Mass for adults, 5 p.m.; Mass at Midnight Christmas Day; Christmas Day Mass, 10 a.m. and Portuguese Mass at 11:30 a.m. Call 508-693-0342.

West Tisbury

First Congregational Church of West Tisbury: Christmas Eve pageant, 5 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall. Christmas Eve lessons and carols service, 10 p.m. at the church. Call 508-693-2842.

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